Summary

  • Serena Williams beats Greece's Maria Sakkari in three sets to reach quarter-finals

  • Six-time US Open champion to face Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova on Wednesday

  • Second seed Dominic Thiem beats Felix Auger Aliassime to reach men's last eight

  • Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski lose doubles quarter-final to Bruno Soares and Mate Pavic

  1. 'Again a really physical test for Williams'published at 19:21 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 2-2 Williams*

    Naomi Cavaday
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra tennis commentator

    This is once again a really physical test for Williams, as it was in the last round against Sloane Stephens.

    I think she'll start ramping it up on the second serve and start crunching her returns that bit more.

  2. Williams breaks backpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 2-2 Williams*

    Second break-point chance and this time Williams, thanks to a great cross-court shot takes it. Back on serve.

  3. Postpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    *Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 2-1 Williams

    Sakkari gets lucky as the ball flicks off the net and just about lands in. That was on break point down so a good time to get fortunate.

  4. Postpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    *Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 2-1 Williams

    A break-back point for Williams.

  5. Murray and Skupski out of men's doublespublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Murray/Skupski 2-6 6-7 (4-7) Pavic/Soares

    British pairing Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski have lost their men's doubles quarter-final against Croatia's Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares of Brazil.

  6. Postpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    *Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 2-1 Williams

    Williams, 38, is trying to muster all the energy she has got and the screams are getting louder at every shot. But a hold to 15, Sakkari with a break in the decider though.

  7. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 2-0 Williams

    A mixed service game for Sakkari with an ace and a double fault but Williams then pulls a forehand wide, which after a quick check, means Sakkari has a 2-0 lead.

  8. Can Williams step it up?published at 19:08 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    *Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 1-0 Williams

    Naomi Cavaday
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra tennis commentator

    If Williams can raise her level one degree we know that would be enough but can she do it?

  9. What a turnaroundpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    *Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 1-0 Williams

    Russell Fuller
    BBC tennis correspondent

    Williams looked disgusted with herself at losing her serve. She looked comfortably the better player in the first set and we thought we were looking at a straight sets win.

  10. Sakkari breakspublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    *Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 1-0 Williams

    Williams goes long. That's a break for Sakkari, her first of the day, and this match has completely turned around. Williams won the first set, Sakkari now a break up in the decider.

  11. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) Williams

    A stunning cross-court winner from Sakkari as Williams advanced gives the 15th seed a break point chance at the start of the third set.

  12. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) Williams

    Deuce in game one of the final set on the Williams serve.

  13. Postpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) Williams

    When these two met at this stage of the Western and Southern Open a couple of weeks ago, Williams won the first set and then Sakkari took the second on the tie-break.

    That's the scenario we've got again now. Two weeks ago, Sakkari breezed through the deciding set 6-1. Will history repeat itself?

  14. Postpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Naomi Cavaday
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra tennis commentator

    Sakkari will be full of confidence now. She's been standing further up the court and starting to do some damage to Williams.

  15. Game and second set - Sakkaripublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 7-6 (8-6) Williams

    Sakkari can't take her first four set points, but she can take the fifth and that means it is one set all. Sakkari wins the tie-break 8-6.

    We've got a lot more life left in this one.

    Into a decider.

  16. Postpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Three set points saved, make that four as Williams with another brute force shot leaves Sakkari stranded. 6-6.

  17. Postpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    This is Sakkari's third set point, but Williams, from the baseline, sends a blistering forehand and then a stunning backhand to mix it up. 6-5 Sakkari.

  18. Postpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 6-6 Williams

    But Williams, off her own serve, loses the 10th point to give Sakkari two more set points. 6-4, Sakkari.

  19. Postpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 6-6 Williams

    Williams turns up the power and that wins her another point. She trailed 4-0, now it's 5-4 to the Greek.

  20. Momentum changes in tie-breakpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 7 September 2020

    Sakkari 3-6 6-6 Williams

    Naomi Cavaday
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra tennis commentator

    It feels like the balance of the Williams game is bouncing around whereas Sakkari's game seems a little bit more solid.

    I've just settled into a comfort zone that we might have a long time to go in this match but we might only be a few points away from a Williams victory.